Fans of Grace Askew’s dark, moody sound are about to have a shock. The singer has a new outlook on music and life that has far less angst. She expects her upcoming Texas shows will spur on her musical shift.

“I’m so excited because Texas will be the most inspiring leg for me,” she said. “This is where the stories will seep in. It’s a spiritual place to me.”

Askew will play at Basin Burger House today. The show was scheduled during last year’s concert series at the restaurant but it was canceled when the patio flooded out.

Some may remember Askew from her stint on season four of “The Voice” in 2013. Dubbed the “most robbed contestant” by Rolling Stone, Askew just missed making the show’s finale. But the country-blues singer moved forward using the exposure to her advantage.

“People did look at me a different way after it happened. It was a huge bump to my expertise in how to work a stage and have confidence in performing. It was invaluable,” she said by phone in Santa Fe.

That wave led to her 2014 album “Scaredy Cat,” which garnered attention by Spin and Rolling Stone magazines for its clever approach to songwriting. The album honed her haunting, dark style that she’s been cultivating since her 2009 EP “Hawthorne.” Now, she’s changing it up.

“I’m kind of bored with the Americana label. I don’t want to rag on it but it can box you in. I just want to focus on the song,” she said.

With looping and electronic music fused into her sound, Askew is about to sound far more different come January when her new album is expected to drop.

She doesn’t say if it’s coincidence that the change in both her outlook and sound is happening at the same time.

“I wanted to have this hard-drinking, hard-living lifestyle but I noticed that people I was hanging around were stagnant. I’ll always have that darkness in me, but artists don’t have to suffer to create awesome art. I really found the light again but I didn’t know then if my music would change,” she said.

Some of that light could be right here in West Texas. After Midland, she’ll head to Terlingua and Marfa where she looks toward the landscapes and big skies.

“I love the grandeur of the nature out there and it helps me see my own,” she said. “I have peace and joy when I’m in nature and it’s not a fleeting feeling.”